Gail,

This sounds good.

I am a bit unclear what you mean by your observation that after the first days, his behavior at home got better, but not completely better. If you can, please tell more about how things are going.

You will have to hang onto your patience and wait and watch.

About when to repeat: the general rule is to repeat WHEN SYMPTOMS RETURN. So, you will probably ask, when do you know when the symptoms have returned...versus...a continuance of the "aggravation period"?? You can differentiate an aggravation by its subtle differences from the "normal" symptom picture. Something about it "feels" different, something about it seems remarkable. This can indeed be vague, but more often you can tell the difference, by the unusual degree of symptoms severity, for example. It sounds, from what you have reported, that there has been a remarkable worsening of the symptoms. For now, you can say this is an aggravation period, and watch and see what happens.

Alright, so, if you begin to notice that the original symptom picture and its usual "normal" displays return, then, it is often the time to repeat the remedy. When or will this happen? We don't yet know. It's the "wait and watch" thing, which can, as you say, be very annoying. Stick with it, though. Don't dose again, unless you are sure there is a return of the original symptom picture WITHOUT ANY REMARKABLE CHANGES (except maybe a reduction in severity...but let's wait to discuss that if and when it occurs).

You will have to get the input, also, from your local homeopath, as I've previously stated several times.

I would differ with your comment about "most homeopaths preferring the 200 potency" in this situation. Actually, in Part 1, i suggested that your local homepath consider the LM potencies, given that your son had such bad experiences with the 200 potencies other homeopaths had previously given him. 30c may be a fair compromise. I see no reason whatsoever for you to worry about the 30c being too low!!!! The LM's are usually gentler, and if your son has a sustained aggravation (even with the noteable improvements), you may yet want to consider the LM's.

Please keep posting, and let us know what your local homeopath is saying. Keep a detailed journal of your observations, because children are usually VERY responsive to homeopathic remedies, and your son may go through a rapid healing process. It is best to follow any and every change, as they unfold, so you don't get confused about what is happening.

Again, do NOT repeat remedy until some weeks have allowed the time to observe. If you feel the temptation to repeat, you may post your reasoning here and get some input. Alright?

The other poster here suggests another issue, and that is the idea of how much of a role "discipline" plays in the healing process. I say none at all. If you reread all of Part 1, you will see that I addressed this subject a number of times. In my opinion, a well and healthy child requires love from his or her parents, and, in the case of Sulphur children, quite a bit of attention. Even after your son has experienced the joy of healing through homeopathic simillimum, he will yet be, basically, a Sulphur child. He will be assertive and talkative (though not aggressive and hyper-talkative as he is now in the not-well state)... he will be stubborn (though not constantly aggressively so as he is now)... it will always be vital to him that others hear his point of view (but he won't be always shoving his viewpoint down ppl's throats as he tends to do now)... he may prefer disorder to orderliness (but these things change as the Sulphur child grows up, and are only a development of his character, not necessarily any symptomatology)... and so on.
In general, I believe you CANNOT discipline a mental symptom to go away. Parents usually EVENTUALLY learn this point, and most parents, therefore, begin to use suppressive allopathic drugs to "control" their "hyperactive" children. Gail, I believe, from our extensive previous discussions in Part 1 of your son's case, that you take the position of wanting to heal him...or else you wouldn't yet be here. I am writing out a synopsis of my believes about "discipline" here mostly in response to the other poster's comments...and for purposes of other ppl who may be reading this thread with the hopes of using homeopathy for betterment of health. There is, as you probably already have discovered, tremendous pressures to use mind-suppressive drugs in these children. It is shocking the numbers of grammar and high school class children who are taking prescriptions such as Ritalin for their "hyperactivity". I will venture to state that many many ppl on this discussion forum are commending you for expending your time and energies to search for healing answers for your son.

So, having said all of that, I will only add that one IMPROVEMENT you can look for on the homefront in regard to your son's behavior is that, EEVEN THOUGH HE MAY YET BE ACTING UP, you will begin to see that when you instruct him or need to chastise him, HE WILL BE QUICKER TO LISTEN TO YOU AND WILL MORE READILY ATTEND TO YOUR COMMANDS. Understand that he may always DISPLAY an unhappiniess or disgruntledness in being told what to do by mom and dad at home, but the improvement will be that he WILL listen to you much more readily than before. It may take weeks or some months for you and your spouse to see this pattern of improvement. Remember always, that Sulphur people do NOT generally like being told what to do...but you can see the difference, over time, between the state where your son cannot choose disobedience (mental symptom is when the child's behavior is beyond that child's choice or control; he MUST act in this unbalanced disruptive manner)...versus... where he is simply disgruntled at being told what to do.

Looking forward to your further replies!!!!

[This message has been edited by kevin seymour (edited 24 January 2000).]